How to Install Castopod on Windows 11

Castopod is a self-hosted platform for podcasting, which is developed using Ruby on Rails. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to install Castopod on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Windows 11 Operating System
• Ruby version 2.6 or higher
• PostgreSQL version 9.5 or higher
• Node.js version 8.10 or higher
• Yarn version 1.17 or higher
• Git version 2.7 or higher
• Java runtime environment version 8 or higher
• ffmpeg version 2.8 or higher

Installation Steps

1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to install Castopod.

2. Clone the Castopod repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Castopod/castopod.git

3. Install the required gems by running the following command:

cd castopod
bundle install

4. Install the required JavaScript packages by running the following command:

yarn install

5. Create a PostgreSQL user and database for Castopod using the following commands:

sudo -u postgres createuser castopod
sudo -u postgres createdb castopod_production -O castopod

6. Edit the database.yml file in the config directory and replace the production database configuration with the following:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  username: castopod
  password: castopodpassword
  database: castopod_production
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

7. Before running the migration, we need to set up some credentials for the application. To do this, run the following command:

EDITOR=nano rails credentials:edit

Replace nano with the text editor of your choice. Add the following lines and replace the values with your own:

secret_key_base: <your_secret_key_base>
castopod:
  admin_username: <your_admin_username>
  admin_password: <your_admin_password>
  jwt_secret_key: <your_jwt_secret_key>
  url: <your_domain_url>

8. Migrate the database by running the following command:

rails db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

9. Compile the assets by running the following command:

yarn run build

10. Start the application by running the following command:

rails server -e production

Conclusion

This guide has shown you how to install Castopod on Windows 11. You should now be able to access Castopod by navigating to the application's URL in your web browser. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the Castopod documentation or seek help from the community.

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